Clan MacAulay International Bringing Our People Together MacAulay Matters Fall 2020 In this issue: In MemorY Of In Memory of Donald MacAulay Donald MacAulay, Lifetime President Three MacAulays Honoured by Queen Meet the Member Meet the Commissioner Meet the Ambassador Meet the Executive Membership Contest Stornoway 2022 The Chief’s Corner The MacAulay “Boote” Remember Robbie Burns 2020 MacAulay Babies MacAulays Conquer Mount Kilimanjaro A McAuley Mural Our newest members Your Executive Committee This is your newsletter. We welcome interesting stories and pictures. No limits to your creativity! It’s about sharing everything MacAulay. Submitted by IN MEMORY OF LIFETIME PRESIDENT Chief Emeritus DONALD MACAULAY Hector MacAulay On the 14th April 2020 the clan lost a great friend, supporter and activist with the passing of Donald MacAulay. He served the clan with distinction as a member of our executive committee and in recognition of his service was made our lifetime Honorary President in August 2013. His family originated from Benbecula where his Great Great Grandfather was the local Sheriff. Donald was a distinguished Edinburgh lawyer where he was a partner with a leading law company. He was a very enthusiastic executive committee member of the clan and gave continuous service from 2003 when he was elected on to our executive committee. He first attended a clan gathering at Tulloch Castle Hotel, Dingwall in August 2002 along with his lovely wife Eileen who also became a valued member of the clan. For those of you who were fortunate enough to meet them at clan gatherings will recall the enthusiasm and exuberance they brought to the occasion. It was fortunate for the clan to have had Donald’s legal expertise available at a time when there was so much uncertainty in the aftermath of the Lord Lyon rejecting Ian MacMillan MacAulay’s petition requesting recognition as a new hereditary Clan Chief. At that uncertain time, he gave the clan a sense of direction with the updating of our constitution to include the election of Clan Chiefs and to assess our charitable status as serving no purpose. His contribution was invaluable in helping to lay the foundations of a successful democratic clan. For me, it was a pleasure having worked with him over many years. The support and encouragement he gave me during the time I served as Clan Secretary and also Clan Chief will always be remembered and appreciated. Hector MacAulay Chief Emeritus Thank you from Eileen MacAulay “ I wish to thank the many clan members who contacted me on hearing of Donald’s passing. Their expressions of sympathy and kind words were very comforting and much appreciated.” Submitted by THREE MACAULAYS HONOURED Laurence BY QUEEN! McAuley Clan MacAulay offers its congratulations to the following three highly worthy medal recipients honoured by the Queen in the 2020 New Year Honours List. To have three award winners with Macaulay connections really is quite wonderful! Clan member Barry Macaulay from Mallusk, County Antrim, N. Ireland has been awarded The Medal of the Order of the British Empire 2020 (BEM) for his services to disability sports. The medal recognises the positive contribution that Barry has made to the disability sports sector in Northern Ireland over a period of 27 years thus far. Barry’s passion and dedication has made a significant impact within disability sports, providing lots of new opportunities for people with a disability to get involved in sports. In addition to this, Barry has provided strong strategic input for strengthening Disability Sport NI and other disability sports organisations and clubs as well as providing input into policy affecting the provision of disability sports in Northern Ireland. Barry was overwhelmed to be named on the New Year Honours List commenting, “This truly is a great honour and one that I will be very proud to receive. I have always been deeply passionate about supporting people with a disability and creating opportunities for people with a disability and long term health conditions to get involved in sport and active recreation. “I have met so many inspirational people through my experiences and I plan to continue playing an active role in the disability sports sector and supporting people with a disability for a long time to come.” Barry has tirelessly supported charitable organisations through a number of voluntary roles, most significantly as Board Member of Disability Sport NI between 2009 and 2017 including undertaking the roles of Vice Chairperson and then Chairperson between 2012 and 2017. Through this role Barry poured heart and soul into the charity to ensure its sustainability and to help create a strong disability sports sector in Northern Ireland. Kevin O’Neill, Chief Executive Officer of Disability Sport NI welcomes the news saying, “It is fantastic to see the great work that Barry has dedicated his life to recognised through this prestigious award. Barry played a vital role within Disability Sport NI and helped to make it the charity that it is today. I would like to offer a sincere congratulations to Barry on behalf of everyone at Disability Sport NI.” In addition to his role within Disability Sport NI, Barry championed inclusive participation in sport as a Board Member of Sport NI between 2008 and 2014. He was a strong advocate of sport for blind people through his links with the Blind Centre for NI, NI Blind Sports, RNIB, Jordanstown Schools and set up the visually impaired football programme with the IFA. Not one to shy away from a challenge or an adventure, Barry has organised several trips for people with sight loss including a tandem cycle the length of Ireland from Mizen to Malin and a climb up Ben Nevis. Barry also regularly acted as sighted pilot for people with sight loss to enjoy tandem cycling across many clubs and as a sighted guide for runners with sight loss. Having spent the earlier part of his career working as a social worker for children and adults with a disability, Barry went on to develop a strong career with RNIB NI. He is currently Director of The Stroke Association in NI where he continues to champion physical activity and the associated health benefits for people with a disability and long-term conditions. THREE MACAULAYS HONOURED Cont’d from BY QUEEN! Page 3 Ludwig (Ludo) Macaulay from Salisbury, England has been awarded The Member of the Order of the British Empire 2020 (MBE) “For Services to the Wider Community and the Fire Fighters Charity”. Following 32 years of service with the Wiltshire Fire Brigade, Ludo has helped local and national organisations and benefited (as an event organiser) many thousands of people in mostly sporting challenges whilst raising significant sums at the same time for particularly the Fire Fighters Charity. He is probably best known locally for helping to start and organising a series of popular Road and Trail Races in Salisbury, including as a UK Athletics accredited Race Director - various 10k races, the Salisbury 10 mile RR, the Salisbury Half Marathon RR, Race For Men 10k/HM and the popular Salisbury 54321 Marathon, which saw its 24th year in 2019 and a record 1,104 starters. Ludo still organises a team delivering the Salisbury Fire Station’s monthly Charity Car Boot Sales on Ashley Green, now in its 35th year, in aid of the Fire Fighters Charity. Previously Ludo had attended and then helped coordinate for over 40 years the Salisbury City Centre charity collections at Christmas time with local Firefighters. Nationally he is best known in UK Fire Service circles for heading up over the last 20 years, the Fire Sport UK’s sporting Section for Walking & Mountaineering activities, its Flag Ship event being the National 3 Peaks (sub-24 hour) mountain Challenge (climbing the three highest peaks of Scotland, England and Wales, namely Ben Nevis, Scafell and Snowdon with a total walking distance of over 23 miles). This event up till 2018 saw over 18,000 successful individual completions covering a 25-year period and helped raise several millions of pounds towards many charities and good causes. In 2003 such was it’s status that it featured in National Geographic magazine. Incidentally in 2005 a full team from Clan MacAulay led at the time by Chief Diarmuid MacAulay and featuring future chief to be Hector MacAulay successfully competed the challenge. In 1998 Ludo was voted UK Fire Services ‘Sports Person of the Year’ and in 2005 awarded a Meritorious Service Medal for services to Sport. He has helped and advised many other events around the UK including walking challenges in the Lake District, South Downs, Jurassic Coast, Dartmoor, and the Tunnel 2 Towers 5k Road Race, that ran in the Capital for several years from the Olympic year of 2012, assisting London Fire Brigade members. Upon retirement from operational Fire Fighting in 2005, Ludo joined the Fire Fighters Charity (formally the FSNBF) as a National Fundraising Officer, organising and helping many Brigades and Fire & Rescue Services with larger and significant events. Eventually specialising in the coordination of participants on Sporting & Overseas events until 2012, Ludo has travelled widely around the World on 20 Charity Treks on five Continents and major sporting events such as marathons and the Tunnel 2 Towers New York, many in aid of the Fire Fighters Charity. Since 2004, Ludo Macaulay has been a finalist in no less than four ‘Spirit of Fire Awards’ with the Fire Fighters Charity – including Fire Station Rep of the Year, Retired Rep of the Year, and winning twice with the ‘Event of the Year’ and another with the ‘Team of the Year’. In 2008/9 Not a member of Clan he was part of a team that won the prestigious ‘Charity Third Sector’ – ‘Fundraising Team of MacAulay? the Year’.